Filipino Cinnamon Chicken *

Ingredients: (serving for 2)
- 1 1/2 lb of chicken, cubed
- 2 stalks of carrots, chopped in diamond shape
- 2 tbsp of gluten-free soy sauce
- 1 tbsp of rice vinegar (or white wine vinegar)
- 1 tsp of cinnamon
- 1 tsp of ground black pepper
- 2 star anise
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 stalk of green onion, chopped
- 1 tbsp of ginger, minced
- 6 cloves of garlic, minced
- 2 tsp of corn starch
- 2 cup of water

Preparation:
- Heat oil in a skillet on medium-high heat and add chicken. Stir fry until the chicken changes color and mix the chicken with corn starch. Pour the chicken out onto a plate.
- Mix water, soy sauce, rice vinegar, cinnamon, black pepper, star anise, bay leaves, green onion, ginger, garlic, and carrots in a bowl. Pour the mixture to the skillet and boil. Put chicken back and simmer for 25 minutes. If juice has not run out, add another tsp of corn starch to thicken the juice.
- Serve with rice.